The brother “screams and screams”, the father “lies”, the rest of the family “sad and jealous” while the grandmother just “sits and watches”. If this sounds like Christmas dinner at a particularly unusual family gathering, welcome to the seventh season of The Crown: Reality TV Special.
But with Netflix’s documentary series Harry & Meghan – episodes three to six of which were released on the streaming service yesterday – it’s hard to tell which is fiction.
Crown Fans will recognize the same soft lighting, plush interiors, slow-motion shots, rehearsed script and plot and will wonder if Meghan has brought all of her former skills to life as an actress. how to be an actress to show in real life drama her tragedy and suffering or not. The story is dramatic and drags Harry along with her. He plays the slightly goofy, not-so-bright co-star, staring longingly at his heroine while spewing fire on the family he “escaped from”.
Sure, in terms of drama, plot, and conflict, that’s something that won awards.
However, accusations have been placed on the couple’s door about their acoustic deafness, given the very real and much larger problems in the world with nurses in the UK lining up at banks. food, Ukrainians displaced by the war and desperate migrants drowned in the canal.
The use of terms like “survival”, “hell” and “desperate” from the comfort of a plush sofa in their $14 million (£13 million) mansion in California, after paying a check for $100 million, may not be popular with viewers.
H&M, as they call themselves, doesn’t seem to be able to read the room. The heart of their theme is that everyone wants to have them from day one, jealous of their success, so they have to go.
Interestingly, it is almost identical to the argument made by Princess Diana, Harry’s mother, in a scathing 1995 interview with Martin Bashir.
He used “deceptive” methods to do the interview with Diana, but it relays the same direction Meghan is currently heading: she’s a breath of fresh air in a dull and buggy organization time; they couldn’t deal with her popularity and started criticizing her to undermine her position.
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It’s no surprise that Harry sees similarities, as we’ve heard in previous episodes. He believes Meghan’s life is repeating Diana’s and his role is to protect his wife because he can’t protect his mother.
It hurts if that’s how he feels, because he’s clearly still a boy lost in deep pain, deeply angry, and unable to mend the rifts in relationships.
It is a documentary series of two halves. The first three volumes, released last week, are dull, tasteless and offer no new insight in their portrayal of two very rich, powerful, and narcissistic people. But on the contrary, these latest episodes are explosive.
Amid the softly illuminated glossy images of life in their cottage, the gorgeous wedding, the cute dogs, the healthy kids, and Harry wearing socks and having lunch after varnishing the barn. in the garden, there is a deep, visceral rage; spit anger; rage and burning rage.
It was as if the Sussex pressure cooker had finally blown up.
It’s easy to dismiss it all as a delusional stare, except for the very real problems the couple face, including Meghan’s miscarriage (partly caused by Harry leveling in response to the negative articles she received), the online backlash of racism and even death threats and her suicidal intentions, which were raised by her mother Doria. eloquent voice, who didn’t know how to help her.
Without a doubt, this is their story, their version of the wrongdoings in their lives. But, as the late Queen Elizabeth put it, recollections can be different and “the other side” will mean nothing. The British royal mantra remains “never complain, never explain”.
It’s hard to see a way back for the couple. Perhaps the most poignant moment is Harry’s regret at missing the UK, his “lost” friends and “strange family gatherings” in episode six.
For his part, his family is not watching. They were at Westminster Abbey for a Christmas concert organized by Kate. They will continue to shake hands and put on smiles. In other words, do what royalty do every day.
They have to hope the public they serve will tire of Harry and Meghan’s performance or the couple will run out of breath, but they will barely have time to breathe before Harry’s book comes out next month. .
There are no winners here, except that Netflix, with 81.5 million hours of viewing in the first episodes alone, has made a lot of money from Harry and Meghan.
https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/harry-and-meghan-taking-the-idea-of-a-dysfunctional-family-gathering-to-a-whole-new-level-42223391.html Harry and Meghan take the idea of a dysfunctional family gathering to a whole new level
